52 Amani Trust case number 877 Report number Sex male 28 Name T.C Age 26 ID number Province Mashonaland East District Mutoko Political Affiliation MDC Date of report 19/03/02 Nature of incident Assault Date of incident 17/03/02 Employment Unemployed Perpetrators Zanu PF supporters Case history T.C. and a friend were walking home from the shops on 17/03/02 when they were accosted by a group of five youths who said that they were going to beat the pair because they supported the opposition MDC. The youths began to punch and kick T.C. and his companion all over the body. T.C. was then beaten on the head and face. He managed to escape and made his way to Harare the next morning. Medical assessment SRQ-8 Score: 2 On clinical examination 2 days after the event the patient had an occipital haematoma, a sub-conjunctival hemorrhage of his left eye and multiple abrasions on his left cheek, with soft tissue swelling. There was no evidence of a zygomatic fracture. AMANI TRUST: Beating your opposition. Torture during the 2002 Presidential campaign in Zimbabwe.